Locking device for locker doors



W. N. VANCE.

LOCKING DEVICE FOR LOCKER DOORS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 25,1917.

1,424,583. I Patented ug. 1, 1922.

I Ubiiiflfi STATiifi WALTER N. VANCE, OF CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO DURAND STEEL LOCKER C0., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A. CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

LOCKING DEVICE FOR LOCI'iE-B. DOORS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pai gntgd Aflg; 1 1922 Application filed October 25, 1917. Serial 110,198,407.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER N. VANon, a citizen of the United States, residing in Chicago Heights, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Looking Devices for Locker Doors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates in general to lockers and more particularly to looks for lock ing the doors of the same.

Prior to my invention it has been gen erally the custom to provide lockers with rim locks, i. e. having a rim which extends about the lock body and is secured to the door and may be operated by either a key or a combination device upon the outside,

the latch or bolt being usually located within the locker. Frequently, however, it is desirable in the manufacture of lockers to pro vide the locker with a lockingarrangement permitting the use of a padlock instead of the rim lock and this has required the special formation of the door,-that' is to say, the formation of the door differs from the formation of the door where the rim lock is used.

It is a principal object of this invention to provide a locker door and a padlock locking device which may fit through the door in place of the rim lock and without requiring the construction of the door to be changed, so that standard doors may be constructed and later fitted with the padlock locking device and with the rim locks either with the combination or key. device as the purchasers may require.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a door locking mechanism adapted to be secured by a padlock, which will require that the padlock pass only through a single apertured member instead of engaging through two members as is frequently the custom, which locking device will also be constructed of a single moving part not likely to become damaged or disarranged in use. I I

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a latch adapted to be secured by a padlock, which will beof obvious and easy operation and which will not detract from the appearance of the locker equipped therewith. I

. Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying I drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment thereof.

On the drawing,

7 Figure 1 is a partial front elevation of a locker in which my present invention iscmbodied;

Fig. 2 is a partial, enlarged rear view of the locking device adapted for engaging w th the padlock and showing the same in locked position;

Fig. 3 1s a similar view showing the same Fig. 9 is a top plan view of the latch or bolt of the padlock engaging lock;

Fig. 10 is a side view ofthe same; and

Fig. 11 is a side elevation of the plate carrying this latch.

Forthe purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown on the drawing a locker 15 of any usual or preferred construction, having a frame 16 and a. door 17 hinged at 18 in said frame. The door in the present instance is provided with a latch bar 19 adapted to be lifted vertically by a handle 21 extending through the door. The bar 19 is held. in place by keepers 22 extending through slots 23 in the bar and fastened in the frame. The door is provided with an inwardly extending flange or edge 24 which enters into U-straps 25 secured at 26 in the frame and extending into the door opening.

Opposite the straps the bar 19 is offset.

ing device to extend out through the door and the apertures 31 being provided to"receive holding bolts or other devices. facing plate 32 provided with apertures aligning with apertures 29 and 31 is secured on the front of the locker by bolts 33 extending through the apertures 31.

In accordance with my invention it is intended that either a rim lock or a padlocking device be secured by the bolts 33 to. er: I

tend through the aperture 29 for manipulationby the user. The padlocking device is shown in detail in Figs. 2 to 5' and 9 to 11 and the rim lock is. shown diagrammatically in Figs. 6 and 7, the inner construction of i the rim lock being'unin'iportant and being of the keyor'combination type.

Considering first the rim locking device,

itwi'll'be noted that it consists of a latch housing 34 having a pair of win 's 35 ex tending over the apertures 31 and engaged locking bolt and permit the opening ofthef locker.

Considering now i the locking be noted that in the present instance this device comprises a plate 41 and a latch or lock ng member 42. The plate 41 is pro-- vided with two wings 43 having apertures 44 through which the bolts maybe and are securedwhen the construction is arranged as shown in'Figs. 1 to 5. The plate 4Tlhas an inclined slot 45 extending upwardly and toward theside of the door provided with the plate 1.9. The latch 42 is positioned througl i-this slot and this latch comprises a strap of transverse section approximating that of the slot. The strap is bent centrally at 46 to provide looking or latch arm 47 on the insideofthe locker and a padlock v Fig.5 showing'the position, ofthis latch engaging and. manipulating arin 48 on the outside. The arm 48 is movable through the slot 45 and. 1s twisted at 49 so that a cam 'a'ction results from"the movement of the latch causing the arm 42 to have a pivotal movement as may be seen by comparing Figs. 2 and. 8, Fig. 2 showing theposition of the l,atching arm 4'1 when the'arm '48 ispulled completely{through "the slot45 and when the" operating arm is pushed completely 1n-. Two studs 51 and 52 are prog id' d upon the arm 48 to li-nmit the inward and outward movement of the member 42.

The latc-hjswlmn mentor position, i. e. the posltion shown in Fig. 2, engages thebottom I device adapted tofbesecured by a padlock, it will of the slot 37 andprevents lifting of the latch bar 19 to release the door, and when in position shown inFig. 3 itis lifted above the bottom of this slot and the handle 21 may be manipulated to lift the latch bar and open the door.

The arm .48 is provided with an'opening in which may be engaged a padlock 54 I and this aperture is so arranged that the padlock can only be engaged when the arm 48 has been pulled to the outer limit of its movement through the slot 45, i. e. when the latch 47 is in locked position.

The two locking devices may be interchanged one for the other and a standard door may be made up. to receive either as the individual orders may require.

It is thought that the invention" and many of its attendant advantages will be'understood from the foregoing description, and it and a lockingpart disposedbehind the door. I 2. Ina locker, the combination ofa door having a rim look receiving aperture, and a padlock receiving device adapted to be positioned through said aperture, said devicecomprising a plate having an elongated slot behind said aperture, anda'bent strap movable through said slot and arriving 'at locked position when a portion throughsai'd slot is-pulled to its outermost limit, said strap having an aperture in its outer portion'for recei'vingapadlock. I

3. A padlocking device for a locker door, comprising a cam latchadapted to protrude through thedoor 'andtoxreceive a podlock when in lock'in'g position, and a padlock for engaging said latch when in locked position, the padlock passing only'through said latch when said latch is in locked position. 4. In a locker, the combination of a door member, a jamfmember adjacentthe free edge of saiddoor' member whenthe door is closed, and a movable padlocking engaging device disposed through one of said members and, adapted to engage the other, said p adlo cking engaging d QViCGfbB lDg movable lengthwise into and out of operative position. v

5. In a locker, thecombination of aid oor having a' rim'lock receivin opening, and a padlock receiving device adapted to be dis posed through said opening, and means for securing said padlock receiving device in position.

6. In a locker, the combination of a door having a rim lock receiving aperture, and

holding plate, and a pad lock receiving device disposed through the aperture and engaged by said holding plate.

7. In a locker, the combination of a door 10 having a lock receiving aperture and a pad lock receiving device adapted to be positioned through said aperture, said device comprising a cam latch and a slotted plate adapted to be held to the door.

Signed in the presence of two subscrib- 15 

